The Buwayhids or Buyyids or Āl-i Buyeh, were a Shi'ite tribal confederation from Daylam , a region on the southern shore of the Caspian Sea.
During the 900's, Buwayhid dynasties took power in Fars (southwestern Iran, 934-1062); Rayy (977-1029); Jibal (932-1028); Kerman (936-1048). From 945-1055, a Buwayhid dynasty ruled Baghdad and most of Iraq.
During the mid 1000's the Buwayhid dynasties all fell to the Seljuks or their allies.
Their Amirs and Sultans are listed below:
Diylamids of Fars
Diylamids of Khuzestan and Kerman
Diylamids of Rey, Isfahan, and Hamedan
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